Sailing Date: 1-13-07
Review Date: 2-11-07
by Bob
Hersey
- Introduction -
At 113,000 tons and 3080 passengers the Crown Princess is our biggest cruise ship to
date. We were worried that the enormous size of this ship would pose problems but it
didn't. We were able to find our way around fairly easily and never felt that we had
too far to walk to get anywhere. We were also concerned that with over 3000
passengers there would be long lines and trouble getting deck chairs but there wasn't.
Princess makes a big deal about MUTS - Movies Under The Stars. The Crown Princess
has a large, outdoor movie screen located on pool deck aft. We watched the Patriots
playoff game and by half time we found ourselves retreating to our cabin as the air
temperature was just too cool to enjoy MUTS outdoors.
- Ports of Call -
San Juan - Barbados - St. Lucia - Antigua - St. Maarten - St. Thomas
- Review -
Watch this site for our full review. In the meantime, enjoy our photos
HERE.
Bon Voyage!
Bob & Hellen Hersey
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
http://home.comcast.net/~theherseys
- Rankings -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good - Having nice dinner companions at second seating. Nelson's Dock Yard in
Antigua and scuba diving in Barbados and the aft pool bar tender replacing Bob's drink
that he knocked over.
The Bad - MUTS (Movies Under The Stars). The Captain's repeat passenger's
cocktail party (our invitations stated the partied started at 8:00 when it actually
started at 7:15).
The Ugly - No afternoon pool volleyball which we really look forward to. Our
catamaran excursion on St. Maarten when our itinerary was changed and we had to take a
zodiac from the beach back to the boat. We missed our afternoon at Orient Beach.
Overall Rating:
Seamanship and safety of the vessel: * * * *
Sanitation * * * *
Food Service In The Dining Room * * * *
Food Quality In The Dining Room * * * *
Food Variety In The Dining Room * * *
Food Service In The Horizon Court * * * *
Food Quality In The Horizon Court * * * *
Food Variety In The Horizon Court * * *
Bar Service * * *
Stateroom Amenities * * * *
Stateroom Comfort * * * *
Stateroom Attendant * * *
Room Service * * * *
Production Entertainment * * *
Headliner Entertainment *
Show Band * * * *
Pool Band * * * *
Lounge Entertainers * *
Cruise Director * *
Cruise Staff * * *
Ports of Call * * * *
Shore Excursions * * *
Meet and Greet - N/A
Embarkation Procedure * * * *
Reservations * * * *
- Rating Schedule -
* Poor
* * Fair
* * * Good
* * * * Excellent
* * * * * Outstanding
- Ship Facts -
Passenger Capacity: 3,070
Tonnage: 113,000
Builder: Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Monfalcone, Italy
Inaugural Cruise: June 14, 2006
Godmother: Martha Stewart
Homeport: New York, San Juan
Length: 951 feet
Height: 195 feet
Beam: 159 feet (including bridge wing)
118 feet (excluding bridge wing)
Draft: 26 feet
Passenger Decks: 15
Space Ratio: 37
Passenger Cabins: 1,532 (1,098 outside/434 inside) total:
26 Suites with private balconies (Square footage: 461-687*)
2 Family suites with interconnecting cabins (Square footage: 607*)
178 Mini-suites with private balconies (Square footage: 324*)
674 Balcony cabins (Square footage: 233-285*)
218 Ocean view cabins (Square footage: 158-182)
434 Inside cabins (Square footage: 163)
(*includes balcony)
Wheelchair Accessible Cabins: 31 including: 21 balcony/4 oceanview/6 inside (Square
footage: 234-396)
Cabins with Private Balconies: 880 (80 percent of all outside cabins)
Additional/Upper Berths: 778
Pools: 4 (plus additional pools for children and crew)
Whirlpools Spas: 7
Outside Deck Space: More than 122,250 square feet
Dining and Snacks: Three main dining rooms
Sabatini's: Italian trattoria
Crown Grill: Steak and Seafood grill
International Café: Coffee and snacks
Vines: Wine and seafood bar
Café Caribe: Caribbean Buffet
Horizon Court: Buffet restaurant
Prego: Poolside pizza
Trident Grill: Hamburger and hot dog grill
Scoops: Ice cream sundae bar
24-hour room service
Showrooms/Lounges: Three main show lounges (both theater and cabaret style); 12
lounges/bars for refreshments, entertainment, dancing
Passenger Services: Piazza-style atrium, casino, four duty-free
shops, Lotus Spa and fitness center, The Sanctuary, sports deck, wedding chapel,
children's and teen's centers, disco and observation lounge, nine-hole putting course,
golf simulator, library, Internet Café, art gallery, Movies Under the Stars screen
Number of Crew: 1200
Crew Nationality: British/Italian: deck, engineering, electro technical, and medical
officers
International: hotel officers; dining and bar staff, reception, cruise staff,
accommodation staff and others
Propulsion: Two fixed pitch propellers each driven by a Siemens electric propulsion
motor of 19 Megawatts maximum output. Propulsion and ship's service power from six Siemens
generators, four of 11,520 Kilowatts and two of 8,640 Kilowatts, driven by Wartsila ZA40S
diesel engines, four V-16 and two V-12, respectively
Maximum Speed: 21.5 knots
Lifeboats: 18 lifeboats, 6 tenders, 2 rescue boats
Registry: Bermuda
Classification: Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Deployment: Caribbean sailings from New York and San Juan, Canada/New England, Europe
Order of Cruises
01-21-90 Song Of America (Western Caribbean)
01-20-91 Nordic Empress (Bahamas)
12-14-91 Sovereign Of The Seas (Eastern Caribbean)
01-23-93 Star Princess (Southern Caribbean)
01-15-94 Horizon (Celebrity Cruises) (Southern Caribbean)
01-28-95 Regal Princess
01-21-96 Seaward (Norwegian Cruise Line)
01-18-97 Grandeur Of The Seas
01-10-98 Dawn Princess (Southern Caribbean)
01-10-99 Majesty Of The Seas (Western Caribbean)
02-26-00 Ocean Princess (Southern Caribbean)
01-14-01 Millennium (Celebrity)
(Western Caribbean)
01-12-02 Radiance of
the Seas (Southern Caribbean)
01-20-02 Adventure of the
Seas (Southern Caribbean)
01-13-03 Coral Princess
(Panama Canal)
01-11-04 Grand Princess
(Western Caribbean)
01-08-05 Sun Princess (10 day
Southern Caribbean)
01-08-06 Star Princess (7 day
Western Caribbean)
01-13-07 Crown Princess ( 7 day
Southern Caribbean)
01-06-08 Coral
Princess (10 day Panama Canal)
Note: This list does not include our cruises before 1990. We hope to have those
cruises listed soon.
